The slum is pervasive phenomenon throughout the developing countries of the world. Slum cannot be separated from the social system in the urban life. The slum have created many social, moral and demographic problems and the situation have been further aggravated due to uncontrolled migration, unbalanced distribution of income, inadequate community facilities, lack of urban planning, absence of community participation and ineffective legal measure. Like a disease, slum seems to grow and multiply. Several factors contribute towards the growth of slum in urban areas. Number of studies have indicated that they have created many social problems and there are many reasons for providing a maximum desirable standard of living to each and every section of the society. The slum dwellers are deprived of the satisfaction of even basic need such as living in appaling conditions, it become duty of the social worker to scientifically study and to suggest some measures for betterment.
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